One person who refuses to watch the video, interestingly, is Baylor himself.

“I just want to put it behind me,” he said. “I’ve had injuries on the field as a player but nothing ever like that.”

Baylor got some good news Tuesday when a doctor cleared him to resume full-time work. He was back in the home dugout for the first time this season and should be able to make his first road trip to Kansas City with the club later in the week.

Because of the bizarre injury — “they said a lot of skiiers get that ... one of those freak things” — Baylor hasn’t really had a chance to be the team’s hitting coach since spring training. His work was limited to watching the Angels on TV, being available by phone, and occasionally visiting the ballpark in recent weeks.

“I really never used texts until this year,” Baylor said. “It came in handy with all the coaches, all the players. Not being here when Albert (Pujols) hit 500 (home runs), milestones like that, you kind of like to be around.”

In the meantime, assistant hitting coach Dave Hansen and minor-league hitting coordinator Paul Sorrento have filled in. Hansen was excused from Tuesday’s game to attend his daughter’s high school graduation; Sorrento is expected to resume his former duties soon.

The Angels’ bats haven’t suffered. Entering a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins, they are sixth in the American League in hits (671), third in runs (350) and third in slugging percentage (.417).

Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun said that Baylor helped him plenty this season, “especially when I came back from my (ankle) injury and struggled out of the gate. More mental things.”

Baylor said his knowledge of each hitter’s swing is where it needs to be, including the three players (C.J. Cron, Efren Navarro and Grant Green) brought up from the minors since the season began.

There is one limit on Baylor: No brawling. Doctor’s orders.

“I told him I can’t really promise you that,” Baylor said.

Shoemaker not surprised

No one could have known what right-handed pitcher Matt Shoemaker would do for the Angels this season. He entered 2014 with five major-league innings to his credit.

In seven starts, the 27-year-old rookie from Wyandotte, Minn. is 5-0 with an ERA of 3.00 and 43 strikeouts in 42 innings pitched. Impressive numbers, but Shoemaker said he isn’t surprised by his own performance.

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“To be honest, no,” Shoemaker said ahead of the Angels’ series opener Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. “It’s something, you know, I love this game and I’ve played it for a long time and my goal was to be a major leaguer, and now the goal is to keep getting better and stay here.

“With that being said, I know what I’m capable of doing and it’s a matter of getting better and going out and executing. Just go out, attack hitters.”

Shoemaker is not the cocky type. But he is brimming with self-assuredness.

“Definitely confident,” he said. “It kind of goes along with what I just said. If I can continue to get better, the confidence will hopefully keep rising.”

Shoemaker has four pitches. His fastball is clocked regularly at 93 mph, a good but not elite speed. Interestingly, his favorite pitchers growing up were all hard throwers.

“I always liked Curt Schilling and Roger Clemens and to go along with that, Nolan Ryan,” he said. “All those guys threw pretty hard. And they had that bulldog mentality on the mound. It’s kind of what I like to do. Just go out there and when I throw the ball it’s me and the hitter and the catcher.”

Scioscia likes what he has seen.

“I think with Matt, I’m not going to say it’s a total surprise, but needless to say he’s been a huge part of holding what is really a position in our organization where there might be the least amount of depth — that’s in our starting rotation,” he said. “He’s stepped in in a big way.”

Scioscia said that Shoemaker and Hector Santiago will start Friday and Saturday in Kansas City, in some order.

Also

Tyler Skaggs will pitch a rehab game for Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday, then rejoin the Angels next week, Scioscia said. … Scioscia said that pitcher Fernando Salas (right shoulder inflammation) began playing catch Tuesday. … Jairo Diaz, a pitcher for Single-A Inland Empire, was promoted to Double-A Arkansas.